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Crackers, candles & cock-ups

22-Sep-2005

It should be the busiest time of the year, when you're inundated with customers so you can guarantee something's going to go wrong. JO de MILLE asks...

Look out Daily Wail, the gloves are off

22-Sep-2005

I hang my head in shame. Last week, I launched the 2006 Good Beer Guide, a disgraceful, near-pornographic tome that encourages people to go to that...

Well-heeled spark

22-Sep-2005

rise in objections Licensees in some parts of the country are finding it harder to get extended opening hours than some national newspapers claim....

Thousands back call to 'Lay off my Local'

22-Sep-2005

Morning Advertiser campaign gets off to a thunderous start by John Harrington Thousands of pub regulars are delivering a noisy 'Lay off my Local...

We're 30!

21-Sep-2005

Editor Caroline Nodder casts her memory back as The Publican Newspaper reaches a milestone birthday.Thirty years ago I had just uttered one of my...

Golden years

21-Sep-2005

The pub trade - and the world - are very different places today compared to how they were 30 years ago, as Michelle Perrett and Nick Yates...

Lorna Harrison: Never a dull moment in the pub trade

21-Sep-2005

The Publican's Editor-in-chief, Lorna Harrsion, looks back on the past thirty years in the pub trade to mark the 30th Birthday of The Publican...

Your voice

21-Sep-2005

The Publican has always championed the trade's causes. Editor Caroline Nodder reviews our campaigns.There has been no such thing as a quiet news week...

Peter Hansen: The future of pub finance

21-Sep-2005

To mark The Publican's 30th Birthday, Peter Hansen, founder of PC Hansen & Co, looks at the future of pub finance.There have been huge changes in...

Come together

21-Sep-2005

Growth by acquisition remains the driving force behind the licensed trade, says Hamish Champ on The Publican Newspaper's 30th Birthday.This year has...

I predict…

21-Sep-2005

So what does the future hold for the industry, then? Hamish Champ makes his predictions on The Publican Newspaper's 30th Birthday.Consolidation,...

Mark Brumby: What's ahead?

21-Sep-2005

Mark Brumby, analyst at Oriel Securities, takes a proper look to see what may be ahead as part of The Publican Newspaper's 30th Birthday...

A happy breed?

21-Sep-2005

Big changes in the industry over the past thirty years and a new kind of relationship between landlord and tenant have produced a different type of...

Mike Benner: How we were

21-Sep-2005

Mike Benner, chief executive of the Campaign for Real Ale, marks The Publican Newspaper's 30th Birthday by reflecting on the organisation's last 30...

How was it for you?

21-Sep-2005

Former Publican drinks writers debate the industry on the 30th anniversary of The Publican Newspaper.It takes a very special mind to be able to...

Back to the future

21-Sep-2005

Our predictions for changes in our 25th birthday issue weren't far off the mark, observes Nick Yates.With customers entertained by a Sky 3D Virtual...

The Publican's 30th Birthday: Mike Bell

20-Sep-2005

Mike Bell, licensee of the Portobello Gold, West London, helps mark The Publican Newspaper's 30th Birthday.What were you doing 30 years ago?I had a...

The Publican's 30th Birthday: Ted Tuppen

20-Sep-2005

Ted Tuppen, chief executive of Enterprise Inns helps mark The Publican Newspaper's 30th Birthday.What were you doing 30 years ago?I had just got...

The Publican's 30th Birthday: Nick Bish

20-Sep-2005

Nick Bish, chief executive, the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers, helps mark The Publican Newspaper's 30th Birthday.Where were you 30 years...

The Publican's 30th Birthday: Martin Duckworth

20-Sep-2005

Martin Duckworth, former editor of The Publican Newspaper and director of Innput Communications, helps mark The Publican Newspaper's 30th...

The Publican's 30th Birthday: John McNamara

20-Sep-2005

John McNamara, chief executive of the BII helps mark The Publican Newspaper's 30th Birthday.What were you doing 30 years ago? In 1975 I was a...

The Publican's 30th Birthday: James Purnell MP

20-Sep-2005

James Purnell MP, minister for licensing, helps mark The Publican Newspaper's 30th Birthday.What were you doing 30 years ago? Starting primary...

The Publican's 30th Birthday: Christian Davis

20-Sep-2005

Christian Davis, former editor of The Publican Newspaper, helps mark The Publican Newspaper's 30th Birthday.What were you doing 30 years ago? I was...

The Publican's 30th Birthday: Barry Gillham

20-Sep-2005

Barry Gillham, chairman of Fleurets, helps mark The Publican Newspaper's 30th Birthday.What were you doing 30 years ago?In 1975 I was leading a team...

The Publican's 30th Birthday: Stuart Ross

20-Sep-2005

Stuart Ross, chief executive of Belhaven, helps mark The Publican Newspaper's 30th Birthday.What were you doing 30 years ago?I was PA to the chairman...

The Publican's 30th Birthday: John Grogan

20-Sep-2005

John Grogan, MP and chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group, helps mark The Publican Newspaper's 30th Birthday.What were you doing 30...

The Publican's 30th Birthday: Chris Hutt

20-Sep-2005

Chris Hutt, chairman of Laurel Pub Company, helps mark The Publican Newspaper's 30th Birthday.What were you doing 30 years ago?I was managing...

The Publican's 30th Birthday: Bobby Neame

20-Sep-2005

Bobby Neame, chairman of Shepherd Neame, helps mark The Publican Newspaper's 30th Birthday.What were you doing 30 years ago? I was chairing Shepherd...

The Publican's 30th Birthday: Anthony Fuller

20-Sep-2005

Anthony Fuller, chairman of Fuller, Smith & Turner, helps mark The Publican Newspaper's 30th Birthday.What were you doing 30 years ago?I was the...

The Publican's 30th Birthday: Andrew Palmer

20-Sep-2005

Andrew Palmer, former editor of The Publican Newspaper, helps mark The Publican Newspaper's 30th Birthday.What were you doing 30 years ago?In 1975, I...

Regent back on track

20-Sep-2005

Walkabout operator Regent Inns, which recently launched a bid for rivals Urbium, has reported sales up seven per cent for the year to July 2.Turnover...

What the Sunday papers said

18-Sep-2005

The government appeared to be watering down its proposals to allow pubs and clubs to open around the clock. Following a major Cabinet revolt the Mail...

What Publican readers say about the Daily Mail

16-Sep-2005

Dave Parker, the Shoulder of Mutton, Castleford, West Yorkshire"I used to buy the Daily Mail but I have stopped now. It has been hyping this up out...

Punch ruling could have UK-wide implications for Act

15-Sep-2005

A landmark court decision could undermine the terms of the Licensing Act and see licensees forced to meet onerous conditions when applying for a...

Daily Mail hits back - but pledges a rethink

15-Sep-2005

The Daily Mail has agreed to look again at its "Say No To 24-Hour Pubs" campaign after The Publican launched a pub trade boycott of the paper last...

Smoke-free trials sink Spirit's sales

15-Sep-2005

by Ewan Turney Managed operator Spirit has offered the Government access to records of its smoke-free trials at food-led pubs, which show a ban would...

Punch rent hike goes to tribunal

15-Sep-2005 By Ewan Turney

A couple who feel they are being penalised for their own success are having their case heard at a rent tribunal in Reading County Court following...

Image - it's all about you

15-Sep-2005

Andrew Pring, Editor Pubs have long seen themselves as a popular British institution. They've felt secure in the affections of their community,...

Eleven reasons why pubs are simply the best

15-Sep-2005

To kick-off our Heart of the Community campaign, here are 11 reasons why the pub is so great. You can probably think of many more, so email us at...

No resting on his Laurels

14-Sep-2005

Despite his company's 'frighteningly fast pace' of growth, Julian Sargeson is predictably upbeat, reports Hamish Champ.Try "Googling" the name Julian...

One third of pubs still not equipped for disabled

14-Sep-2005

Shock new research shows that more than a third of small businesses are still ignorant of their responsibilities under the Disability Discrimination...

West Country pubs pass responsible trading test

14-Sep-2005

Pubs in the West Country have been praised by a senior police officer for trading responsibly.Chief Constable Colin Port of Avon & Somerset...

Spirits rise at Punch and Mitchells & Butlers

12-Sep-2005

Bid speculation surrounding a possible move by Punch Taverns and Mitchells & Butlers for Spirit Group boosted the pair's share prices today.Punch...

Pubs throw out the Daily Mail

12-Sep-2005

Licensees are queuing up to back The Publican's "Say No To The Daily Mail!" campaign.Scores of publicans have been filling out the form on...

What the Sunday papers said

11-Sep-2005

The new licensing legislation will fuel the incidence of rape and murder, according to an internal police report. Cases of murder, rape, physical...

52 SFI sites on sale will fail to raise £2m tops

08-Sep-2005

by The PMA Team A group of 52 former SFI Group sites being sold by administrator Pricewaterhouse Coopers is likely to raise no more than £2m and...

JDW moral lone ranger

08-Sep-2005

the abandonment of discounted doubles will have cost jdw spirit volume and sales The PMA Team, Deputy Editor One remarkable fact emerged from the...

Drink sales drop at smoke-free JDWs

08-Sep-2005

by The PMA Team JD Wetherspoon will review its non-smoking pub experiment in the new year after a 7% drop in sales in August at the first 36 pubs to...